Steel Hellkite
Mana Cost:
Type: Artifact Creature — Dragon
Oracle Text:
Flying
{2}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
{X}: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value X whose controller was dealt combat damage by this creature this turn. Activate only once each turn.
Power/Toughness: 5/5
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Foundations
Price ( USD): $0.19
USD: $0.19 · EUR: €0.19
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Character Background
Steel Hellkite reads like a cold, brass-clad dragon built to be the ultimate board-answer: thematically it’s an artifact predator that chews through opponents’ most dangerous permanent types, and mechanically it best supports a midrange/value or control finisher plan rather than pure aggro. Its {X} destruction is a precision board wipe — set X to match a key threat’s mana value and hit it after landing combat damage — but it’s gated by “must have dealt combat damage” and “once each turn,” so you want reliable evasion. Practical synergies: give it unblockability with Whispersilk Cloak or Rogue’s Passage, protect/haste with Lightning Greaves, and accelerate into it with Sol Ring/Tron-style ramp so you can cast it earlier as a game-ender. The +1/+0 pump is a cheap way to push through damage thresholds across turns. Deckbuilding tip: favor artifact tutors (Fabricate) or a heavy artifact package so the Hellkite both curves into your game plan and enjoys a meta where single-target, high-mana permanents are common.
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